JAZZ BAND CONCERT SET FOR NOVEMBER 4, 2011; JAZZ BAND SELECTED TO PLAY IN BRANSON, MISSOURI ON NOVEMBER 12

The Jazz Band will host their annual Dinner Concert on Friday, November 4, 2011 in Morris Auditorium. The group has also been selected to play in Branson, Missouri on Saturday, November 12.

BAND PERFORMS AT CARNEGIE HALL DURING SPRING BREAK 2011

The Rythym-in-Blue Senior High School Band performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City during the last week of March 2011. The group traveled to NYC via AmTrac and toured the city as well as performing at Carnegie Hall.

A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE

Although one of the newest campus organizations, the senior band quickly developed a reputation for quality. It has earned 17 consecutive superior ratings in district competition as well as superior ratings in music festivals from London to Hawaii. The group has also performed at historic Carnegie Hall in New York City. This is the band's 23rd year at MHBS.

JAZZ BAND INVITED TO "BIG BAND BLOWOUT"

The MHBS Jazz Band joined the UNA Studio Jazz Band, the Shoals Area Jazz Band and the UNA Marimba Band for the Big Band Blowout on February 6, 2011 at UNA's Norton Auditorium. The performance included big band favorites like Duke Ellington's "Perdido," Cole Porter's "Miss Otis Regrets," and Broadway hits from "West Side Story," "My Fair Lady," and "The Sound of Music."

MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL BANDS EARN SUPERIOR RATINGS

Both the High School Band and the Middle School Band earned Superior Ratings at state competition on March 10, 2010. The Superior ratings document MH's long-standing tradition of quality instrumental instruction.

ANNUAL FALL CONCERT 2011:

Members of the Middle School Band perform at the Shoals Theater on Sunday, October 23, 2011 during the band's annual concert.

 

 

 

 

 

A RECORD OF EXCELLENCE:

• Superior/First Place, Orlando Festival of Music (1997)
• Grand Champion Jazz Band, Orlando Festival of Music (1998)
• Superior/First Place, National Heritage Music Festival, Washington D.C. (1999, 2003)
• Superior/First Place, MusicFest Orlando (2001, 2005)
• Superior/First Place Jazz Band, MusicFest Orlando (2001, 2005)
• Superior/First Place/Sweepstakes Trophy, National Heritage Music Festival, Honolulu, Hawaii (2004)

SPECIAL PERFORMANCES:

• Kings College School, London
• The International School, Paris
• U.S.S. Missouri, Pearl Harbor
• National Christian School Convention
• Carnegie Hall, New York City
• Alabama Music Educator's Association Conference
• W. C. Handy Music Festival